The Nourished Nervous System
An exploration of stress, the nervous system, and resilience through the lenses of Ayurveda, Somatic Practice, Herbs, Neural Plasticity and much more!
Podcasting since 2023 • 146 episodes
The Nourished Nervous System
Latest Episodes
Rest is Your Birthright: Yoga Nidra, Ancestral Patterns & Living a Rested Life with Hester Brooks
In this episode I'm joined by Hester Brooks, a certified Daring to Rest coach and Yoga Nidra facilitator based in Lincolnville, Maine. Hester specializes in helping women break the cycle of exhaustion and create a life that truly ho...
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Episode 145
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34:28
Breaking the Breakfast Rules: An Ayurvedic Approach to the Morning Meal
I get this question all the time from clients and listeners: what do I eat for breakfast? So in this episode, I'm finally diving in.I'll start with my own story — because I was not always a breakfast person. It took a bowl of mi...
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Episode 144
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27:08
Rewiring Reality: Neurofeedback, Spirituality & True Coherence with Dr. Amy Albright
In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Amy Albright — Chinese medicine practitioner, neuroscientist, executive coach, and co-founder of Holon — for a conversation that genuinely stopped me in my tracks. Amy bridges neuroscience, business strategy...
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Episode 143
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50:47
Creating Space: An Ayurvedic Approach to Spring for Sensitive Nervous Systems
In this episode, I explore one of my favorite Ayurvedic concepts — langhana, or lightening — and I bring a more nuanced lens to how we can work with this energy in spring without depleting ourselves in the process. Recording from my...
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Episode 142
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29:29
From Burnout to Balance: Ayurveda, Neuroscience & the Power of Ritual with Radhika Mukhija
In this episode, Kristen sits down with Radhika, an integrative wellness mentor, yoga teacher, and meditation guide, to explore how ancient Ayurvedic wisdom and modern neuroscience can work together to help women regulate their nervous systems ...
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Episode 141
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34:30